Foundation Beyond Belief, the nation’s largest humanist charitable organization, is holding its first national conference! We’re talking about an organization lucky enough to have people like Dale McGowan, Hemant Mehta, Ed Brayton, Todd Steifel, and more. If ever there was a group assembled of humanism’s best and brightest, this is it. The conference is titled [Read More...]

Good morning everybody. Sorry for the light day on Friday. Michaelyn only had one class and we decided to hang out. :) I’m prepping my talk for American Atheists this weekend, so it will be a week of lighter posting. First off, what’s a tapir? It’s… …a large herbivorousmammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a [Read More...]

In my effort to be more participatory in the atheist gaming community, I’m going to try to stream a little bit every day. I’ll also post any highlights from the stream on the following day. Here are yesterdays fun moments from League of Legends. Playing URF Maokai Here I wanted to get out of spawn [Read More...]

You’ve probably heard by now, but Brandeis University derped a bit. A lot. They are the super-massive black hole at the center of a derp universe. They invited Ayaan Hirsi Ali to address their 2014 graduates and said they would bestow upon her an honorary degree. If you don’t know anything about Ali, google her. The [Read More...]

I’ve decided to dedicate more of my time to being a part of the atheist gamer community. At the very least, this means that a few times a week I’m going to stream some game, hopefully with other atheist gamers. So if you’re an atheist gamer and want some (talentless) company playing your game, let [Read More...]

One of my favorite places to speak is in Northwest, Arkansas. It’s pretty, close to my family, but most of all the secular groups in that region are really strong (probably the strongest that don’t get national attention). This year they’re running their LogiCon conference again. I was invited to speak, but it’s the same [Read More...]

It has been announced that Stephen Colbert will become the next host of the Late Show when David Letterman retires. CBS has named Stephen Colbert as new host of the “Late Show,” effective when David Letterman retires. Here is the press release: The CBS Television Network today announced that Stephen Colbert, the host, writer and executive [Read More...]

The sheer hubris of Hannity as well as the people on his panel. First, they’re investigating what goes on during Spring Break, which is a list of details nobody is trying to hide (in fact, they’re advertised). Second, well…the double standards. You’ll just have to watch: The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision [Read More...]

Oh, the irony. A New Jersey man accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Pennsylvania event put on by the National Rifle Association, police told the Lehigh Valley Live. The man was at the Lower Saucon Township gun range for a program organized by the Steel City Gun Club and the Bethlehem City Police Department, [Read More...]

This bunny wins the gold medal for innovation, even if it finishes in last place for “jumping over shit”. The trainer’s hands read as “disappointment.” I’d be elated – my bunny beat the system. [Read more...]

I cannot tell you how often I’ve had this conversation with people like Matt Dillahunty and other public atheists who know the bible. Christians love the converted public atheist narrative. You also only need to be able to play 5-6 chords, not necessarily in different keys, and have maybe an octave and a half singing [Read More...]

They demand more bible movies, and then when those movies too closely adhere to the bible, they’re pissed. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Did you know this movie was not a documentary? For shame. [Read more...]

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